Implementation of the graduated compression as an adjunct to pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis in surgery (GAPS) trial results across the UK
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Author(s)
Lawton, Rebecca
Shalhoub, Joseph
Davies, Alun
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Objectives
To examine uptake and dissemination of a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) funded trial- Graduated compression as an Adjunct to Pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis in Surgery (GAPS) (project number: 14/140/61) amongst health professionals in the UK. To evaluate the impact of the trial on venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention policies 7 months after publication.
Method
A 12-question online survey emailed to 2750 individuals via several vascular societies, 34 VTE Exemplar Centre leads and 1 charity over a 3-month period.
Results
In total, 250 responses were received; a 9.1% response rate. Over half of all respondents (52.4%) had read the GAPS trial results prior to completing the survey. Precisely, 77.1% said their hospital had not yet made changes or did not intend to make changes to local hospital VTE policy based on the GAPS trial.
Conclusions
Findings must be interpreted in the context of the low response rate. Further in-depth interviews would aid understanding of barriers to implementing change.
To examine uptake and dissemination of a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) funded trial- Graduated compression as an Adjunct to Pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis in Surgery (GAPS) (project number: 14/140/61) amongst health professionals in the UK. To evaluate the impact of the trial on venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention policies 7 months after publication.
Method
A 12-question online survey emailed to 2750 individuals via several vascular societies, 34 VTE Exemplar Centre leads and 1 charity over a 3-month period.
Results
In total, 250 responses were received; a 9.1% response rate. Over half of all respondents (52.4%) had read the GAPS trial results prior to completing the survey. Precisely, 77.1% said their hospital had not yet made changes or did not intend to make changes to local hospital VTE policy based on the GAPS trial.
Conclusions
Findings must be interpreted in the context of the low response rate. Further in-depth interviews would aid understanding of barriers to implementing change.
Date Issued
2022-08-01
Date Acceptance
2021-11-27
Citation
Phlebology, 2022, 37 (7), pp.540-542
ISSN
0268-3555
Publisher
American College of Phlebology
Start Page
540
End Page
542
Journal / Book Title
Phlebology
Volume
37
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2022.
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This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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Sponsor
National Institute for Health Research
Identifier
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02683555221090781
Grant Number
NIHR HTA Project Grant 14/140/61
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Surgery
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Cardiovascular System & Cardiology
venous thromboembolism
graduated compression stockings
surgery
graduated compression as an adjunct to pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis in surgery
VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM
graduated compression as an adjunct to pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis in surgery
graduated compression stockings
surgery
venous thromboembolism
Anticoagulants
Humans
Stockings, Compression
United Kingdom
Venous Thromboembolism
Humans
Anticoagulants
Stockings, Compression
Venous Thromboembolism
United Kingdom
Cardiovascular System & Hematology
1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-04-24